Ideas of Michael Lavers, by Theme

[British, b.1984, RGS High Wycombe.]

17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 2. Reduction of Mind

We imagine small and large objects scaled to the same size, suggesting a fixed capacity for imagination

Full Idea:
If we think of a pea, and then of the Eiffel Tower, they seem to occupy the same space in our consciousness, suggesting that we scale our images to fit the available hardware, just as computer imagery is limited by the screen and memory available.

From:
Michael Lavers (talk [2003]), quoted by PG - Db (ideas)

A reaction:
Nice point. It is especially good because it reinforces a physicalist view of the mind from introspection, where most other evidence is external observation of brains (as Nietzsche reinforces determinism by introspection).